Where does “appoggiamano” come from?
appoggiamano (Italian) comes from Italian appoggiare, from Vulgar Latin appodiare, from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
appoggiamano (Italian): maulstick; handrail
Ancestry of “appoggiamano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | appoggiare | to support, to second, to back, to endorse; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | appodiare | — |
| 3 | Latin | podium | balcony, especially in an amphitheatre |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόδιον | little foot; base |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |